'Indian' definitions:

Definition of 'Indian'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures; "the Indian subcontinent"; "Indian saris"
adjective
Of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages; "Native American religions"; "Indian arrowheads" [syn: Indian, Amerind, Amerindic, Native American]
noun
A member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived [syn: Indian, American Indian, Red Indian]
noun
A native or inhabitant of India
noun
Any of the languages spoken by Amerindians [syn: Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian]

Definition of 'Indian'

From: GCIDE
  • Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), n.
  • 1. A native or inhabitant of India. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so called originally from the supposed identity of America with India. [1913 Webster]

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